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Re: [Xen-devel] [VTD-NEO][patch 0/6] Intel VT-d/Neocleus 1:1 mreged code

To: "Kay, Allen M" <allen.m.kay@xxxxxxxxx>, <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [VTD-NEO][patch 0/6] Intel VT-d/Neocleus 1:1 mreged code for PCI passthrough
From: Keir Fraser <Keir.Fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 10:01:43 +0100
Cc: Guy Zana <guy@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Vtd_inc is applied. p2m_inc does not apply. Neo_inc not taken at this time
for reasons stated in previous emails.

 -- Keir

On 11/9/07 22:27, "Kay, Allen M" <allen.m.kay@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Attached are header file patches I rebased to cs# 15837.  I moved neo's
> include file from xen to xen/asm.  I couldn't move them to
> xen/arch/x86/pt directory because some generic file reference them.
> 
> Vtd_inc.patch:  include generic changes and one vt-d file
> (intel-iommu.h)
> P2m_inc.patch:  changes to p2m.h
> Neo_inc.patch:  Neocleus specific changes
> 
> Signed-off-by: Allen Kay <allen.m.kay@xxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Guy Zana <guy@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Allen
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Keir Fraser [mailto:Keir.Fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2007 5:50 AM
>> To: Kay, Allen M; xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Cc: Guy Zana
>> Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [VTD-NEO][patch 0/6] Intel
>> VT-d/Neocleus 1:1 mreged code for PCI passthrough
>> 
>> On 5/9/07 01:08, "Kay, Allen M" <allen.m.kay@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 
>>> The following 6 patches contains merge of Intel VT-d and
>> Neocleus' 1:1
>>> mapping patches for enabling HVM guest direct device access that were
>>> last submitted around end of May.  These patches applied cleanly to
>>> changeset 15730.
>> 
>> The 'include' patch doesn't apply any more, and in any case
>> needs splitting
>> up logically (vtd bits go in vtd patch; neo bits in neo patch;
>> any generic
>> bits in xen patch). The 'pt' (neo) code looks to throw way too
>> much stuff in
>> include/xen/ of which I suspect most is private definitions that really
>> belong in the pt/ directory. Also consider which bits should be in
>> include/asm rather than include/xen.
>> 
>> The presence of the E820_1TO1 stuff makes me suspect that the 1:1 area
>> allocation hasn't been cleaned up as much as it should have been. There
>> shouldn't be any need to modify Xen's permanent e820 map I think.
>> 
>> Haven't looked any further at the Xen parts, but I'll take a
>> look at the
>> tools patch...
>> 
>> -- Keir
>> 



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